Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown
Show: Good Eats Episode: For Whom the Cheese Melts 2

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TOTAL TIME:1 hr 5 min
Prep:20 min
Inactive Prep:--
Cook:45 min
YIELD:6 to 8 servings
LEVEL:Easy

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound elbow macaroni
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon powdered mustard
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup yellow onion, finely diced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 large egg
  • 12 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Fresh black pepper
TOPPING:
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente.
While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes. Make sure it's free of lumps. Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaf, and paprika. Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf.
Temper in the egg. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.
Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.
Remember to save leftovers for fried Macaroni and Cheese.

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  • on March 22, 2012

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    Good. Only change is using pinko. Personal preference.

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  • on February 01, 2012

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    The recipe was fine right after cooking it but the next day I found it so incredibly dry that I had to make extra cheese sauce. I did enjoy the panko breadcrumbs and will use them from now on. And the bay leaf really worked out but I won't make it again but instead stick to Ina Garten's recipe for mac n' cheese. Sorry Alton :-(

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  • on January 18, 2012

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    the bay leaf adds a subtle flavor...I was surprised!

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